Programs & Labs
Student Competitions
Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
Engineering students at the University of Minnesota are encouraged to participate in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC), a national competition of student-designed robotic vehicles that compete to navigate routes and find locations based on coordinates. Participation gives students invaluable real-world design and project management experience.
The Institute provides support for the student team. To learn more, contact Shawn Haag at 612-625-5608 or haag0025@umn.edu.
ITS America Student Essay Competition
The Student Essay Competition, given at the ITS America Annual Meeting, is designed to encourage student interest and future participation in the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems and solutions.
- Visit the ITS America Web site
Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition
The Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition gives young scholars from Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America the opportunity to design, build, and demonstrate a potentially cost effective conceptual scale model of a vehicle safety technology.
- Visit the competition Web site